Issifou Tabiou Taffa
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Issifou Taffa Tabiou is a Togo
lese political figure who has been President of the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) in Togo since October 2009.
Tabiou Taffa is from Bassar
in the Kara Region
of northern Togo. He worked as Director of the Cabinet of the Ministry of Technical Education and Vocational Training for a time and was a member of CENI during the April 2005 presidential election
as well as the October 2007 parliamentary election
. He was subsequently a Technical Adviser to the Ministry of Territorial Administration, and he was sworn in as one of the 17 members of CENI on 1 September 2009, in preparation for the 2010 presidential election
. Tabiou Taffa was appointed to CENI as one of three representatives of civil society
.
Henri Kolani was subsequently elected as CENI President, but the opposition rejected the choice of Kolani and the resulting controversy interfered with CENI's work. Tabiou Taffa was then elected by consensus as President of CENI on 14 October 2009, resolving the controversy. Tabiou Taffa was not a member of any political party and was an obscure figure at the time of his election as CENI President. On that occasion, he stressed that CENI's work would be "collegial".
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
lese political figure who has been President of the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) in Togo since October 2009.
Tabiou Taffa is from Bassar
Bassar
Bassar is a town in Bassar Prefecture, Kara Region in Togo, situated west of Kara. The town has a population of 64,888.-Culture:Bassar was originally a centre for iron making. It now is known as the yam capital of Togo...
in the Kara Region
Kara Region
Kara is one of Togo's five regions. Kara is the regional capital.Other major cities in the Kara region include Bafilo, Bassar, and Niamtougou.Kara is divided into the prefectures of Assoli, Bassar, Bimah, Dankpen, Doufelgou, Kéran, and Kozah....
of northern Togo. He worked as Director of the Cabinet of the Ministry of Technical Education and Vocational Training for a time and was a member of CENI during the April 2005 presidential election
Togolese presidential election, 2005
A presidential election was held in Togo on April 24, 2005, following the death in office of long-time president Gnassingbé Eyadéma. The main candidates were Eyadéma's son, Faure Gnassingbé, and opposition leader Emmanuel Bob-Akitani. The election and the period preceding it were marked by...
as well as the October 2007 parliamentary election
Togolese parliamentary election, 2007
A parliamentary election was held in Togo on October 14, 2007 for the 81 seats in the National Assembly. There were over 2,000 candidates, with 32 parties and 41 lists of independent candidates competing. The ruling Rally of the Togolese People was victorious, winning a majority of 50 seats...
. He was subsequently a Technical Adviser to the Ministry of Territorial Administration, and he was sworn in as one of the 17 members of CENI on 1 September 2009, in preparation for the 2010 presidential election
Togolese presidential election, 2010
A presidential election was held in Togo on 4 March 2010. Incumbent President Faure Gnassingbé—who won his first term in a presidential election that followed the death of his father, long-time President Gnassingbé Eyadema, in 2005—faced radical opposition candidate Jean-Pierre Fabre,...
. Tabiou Taffa was appointed to CENI as one of three representatives of civil society
Civil society
Civil society is composed of the totality of many voluntary social relationships, civic and social organizations, and institutions that form the basis of a functioning society, as distinct from the force-backed structures of a state , the commercial institutions of the market, and private criminal...
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Henri Kolani was subsequently elected as CENI President, but the opposition rejected the choice of Kolani and the resulting controversy interfered with CENI's work. Tabiou Taffa was then elected by consensus as President of CENI on 14 October 2009, resolving the controversy. Tabiou Taffa was not a member of any political party and was an obscure figure at the time of his election as CENI President. On that occasion, he stressed that CENI's work would be "collegial".